#2283638 - 06/29/08 08:24 PM
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Colorado1135
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I'm looking at getting a boyds thumbhols stock for my wife's savage rifle. the finished ones are 100 bucks more than the unfinished. how hard is it to fit one of these stocks to an action and finish it nicely?
what products will I need to accomplish this.
is it worth it? I have the time, how difficult is it to do?
thanks
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#2283745 - 06/29/08 09:45 PM
Re: fitting an unfinished boyds stock?
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is there another company that would provide a good unfinished stock for less?
I found Richard's microfit. they seem decent but heard its hard to get one due to delays and lack of communication
Edited by Colorado1135 (06/29/08 09:46 PM)
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#2283899 - 06/30/08 04:14 AM
Re: fitting an unfinished boyds stock?
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I bought one unfinished Boyd's and will not buy another. It was no way near close to fitting and took a lot of work and never was just right.
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#2283941 - 06/30/08 05:13 AM
Re: fitting an unfinished boyds stock?
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wow, thats the answer I was looking for, although not what I wanted to hear!
I'll keep looking thanks
anyone else have any luck? good or bad?
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#2284015 - 06/30/08 06:04 AM
Re: fitting an unfinished boyds stock?
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I have fitted several Boyds stock. Mayb eit's me and I hve some experience,but they did not seem to be very bad. Most have extra wood that you have to cut/file away, Laminates are hell on stock tools and you have to be very careful of the direction of wood grain in each layer.Patience is require , some rudimenatry knowledge about wood working and stock fitting helps
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#2284362 - 06/30/08 09:54 AM
Re: fitting an unfinished boyds stock?
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In my opinion, it is a waste of time trying to inlet a stock for a perfect fit. For one thing, no matter how skilled you are, you won't be able to do it. Plus, the wood is succeptable to warping and ruining your 'perfect' fit, even if you get one.
My recommendation is scrapers, inletting black, a Dremel tool with course cutters made for wood. A few files and rasps, and then, Bedding Compound. There has been a lot of good things said about Devon Steel bedding.
A set of alignment guard screws is a necessity. You don't need to hog is out with a chainsaw, but by using bedding compound, you don't have to be all that precise, either.
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#2284851 - 06/30/08 03:53 PM
Re: fitting an unfinished boyds stock?
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One needs some good chisels, gouges, barrel channel scrapers, rasps, maybe a chain saw file, a level or two, some straight edges, a vice, a plane or two, some inletting black and a brush, some oil stones for sharpening tools, and sandpaper and finish of choice. With patience, one can indeed do a fine job of fitting and finishing. My last was a Richards 90% and I put in about 50 hours to final finish. It's truly an OH WOW! stock. It's glass bedded bottom and top, but not floated. With a bore sighter installed, I can attach the stock and torque down the screws, and there is no apparent change in the scope/bore sighter alignment. Fit is indeed very tight, but no stresses are induced.
Given the machining variation among units, a true drop in stock will have lots of spaces where there should be none. They will likely need some glass work if one is finicky about bedding. I have two units that need stocks and they will begin as blanks.
If you do not enjoy wood work, then one should likely find a drop in. Fitting and finishing one your self will foster an appreciation for why good stockmakers demand and get big bucks. Now that I've tackled that job though, I am not happy with the out of the box fit for most of my commercial units. The only one that has really fine fit and finish is a Shiloh Sharps, and I did pay big bucks for that one.
Again, if you have an interest, I'd encourage taking it on. If one is in a hurry though to have a usable unit, then look for a drop in plastic. Take care, 1Minute
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#2286287 - 07/01/08 11:46 AM
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Don't be afraid to try inletting one out, my first 90% inlet was on a 03A3 and it turned out alright (Richards Microfit) just remember take your time and don't try and hog it out all at once. The Savage is one of the easier actions to inlet for (it could be a M77 :)). Do you ever go out to Royal Gorge gun club? It's a pretty decent place to shoot!
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#2286332 - 07/01/08 12:16 PM
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If the inlett is accurate you can bed one their finished stocks by roughing up the interior and bedding with your favorite bedding compound. I have done about a dozen of the boyds and had to send one back when the screw holes were off enough they could not be corrected without a bunch of work. The actual finish is very nice and I would gladly pay $100 extra to avoid all of the sanding and finish work.
On the other hand I find a bunch of the boyd stocks to be kind of "clubby", particularly the JRS. For my stocks I put them on a diet with a rasp and slim out the forend, wrist and buttstock quite a bit, this will cut the weight by about 6-8oz and might fit someone with smaller hands much better.
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#2286464 - 07/01/08 01:40 PM
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Believe me from many past experiences with several companies going back to the old Herter's company, after you are into this you will wonder how they can finish it for $100.00. It's a bargin if they don't screw it up. Thanks...Bill.
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#2288330 - 07/02/08 12:50 PM
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I bought a Richardson Microfit laminate stock for my CZ. It about $120. I had my gunsmith do the woodwork/finish up etc, that was an additional $500. Could have gotta a McMillan stock and bedded it for that price. Don't get me wrong, it was a nice laminate stock, but unless you can do the woodwork yourself I feel that its not worht it.
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#2289135 - 07/02/08 07:43 PM
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I would strongly suggest spending the extra $100 for the finished stock, unless you already have the tools and some skill at woodworking. I would also strongly suggest that you avoid Richards Microfit unless you have all of the tools, some skill at woodworking, and lots of spare time that has no value.
What sort of Savage rifle are you looking to restock?
Jeff
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#2289505 - 07/03/08 05:34 AM
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its a accutrigger 110 in a 25-06.
Ideally I would like to put a heavy barrel on it and a choate ultimate varmint stock, she likes those
Edited by Colorado1135 (07/03/08 05:35 AM)
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#2289531 - 07/03/08 06:03 AM
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Right now, I am carving a stock for a CZ 20 gauge Over/Under. Finishing out an already cut stock would be very simple compared to this.
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#2296747 - 07/07/08 01:01 PM
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Not sure of boyds pricing but typical labor for machining a pattern is 85-125.00, add wood to that.
An excellent pattern machined by a person who knows their machine is light years different than what I've seen. A real good semi-inlet should only take less than an hour to drop the metal in. Typically, the bottom metal requires the least amount of work.If the pattern was glass or bondo bedded, trigger guards almost drop in.
I've seen some that you could not tell what action was supposed to fit in- way too much work.
Large companies can certainly sell them cheaper than a single man in some shop, but the quality is better- usually!
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#2307561 - 07/12/08 06:45 PM
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I agree, Claude!
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